Moreirense host Estrela Amadora for the second round of the Portuguese League Cup. The hosts are coming into this game with an away win against Penafiel in their latest matchup. It was their second win in four, while they have lost just two of their last twenty games encounters. Where Moreirense’s true strength lies however, is their home stadium. They have won each of their last eight home games, scoring at least three goals in six of them. They have also remained unbeaten in their last eleven on home turf, last losing in the beginning of May.
Amadora are also in the Portuguese second division, while they have already played their first League Cup game. In fact, they fared better than many other sides who faced Benfica this season, narrowly conceding a 3-2 home defeat against Roger Schmidt’s juggernaut. Form wise, Estrela Amadora have been quite resolute, with their three defeats in sixteen games exhibit their refuse to lose attitude. On the downside, their defensive issues have let them down in many games of the campaign. It is indicative that thirteen of the above sixteen games have featured goals at both ends, with Amadora keeping just two clean sheets in that run.